MINING ACT 1978 - SECT 68
MINING ACT 1978 - SECT 68
68 . Holder of exploration licence to keep geological records
(1) The holder of an
exploration licence shall keep complete and detailed records of the surveys
and other operations conducted pursuant to the licence and shall, at the
written request of the Minister, produce the records for the inspection of the
Minister and the Director, Geological Survey.
(2) The holder of an
exploration licence shall furnish the Minister with such information relating
to the surveys and other operations conducted by the holder pursuant to the
licence and such geological samples obtained in the course of those operations
as the Minister may request.
(3) The holder of an
exploration licence shall at such times and in such manner as may be
prescribed, file or cause to be filed a report of all work done on, and money
expended in connection with, exploration in the area the subject of the
licence during the period to which the report relates.
(4) Notwithstanding
section 154(1), a holder of an exploration licence who fails to comply with
subsection (1), (2) or (3) does not commit an offence against this Act.
[Section 68 amended: No. 58 of 1994 s. 20; No. 39
of 2004 s. 17; No. 12 of 2010 s. 25.]